The Pool Bar (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
By far my favorite song by Dire Straits. I prefer the studio version because it's of course a bit cleaner, but no matter...Mark Knopfler is a genius. And dig those '80s threads.
Latest Oasis News With stopcryingyo (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
Former members of the legendary Dire Straits and English group Oasis will be dropping into the Thatch in Rahan this week. John Illsley (Dire Straits) and Greg Pearle plays The Thatch next Monday, November 10, while Oasis legend Bonehead and singer-songwriter Pete Macleod take to this stage this Friday, November 7. John Illsley was the bass player with the legendary 120 million album selling Dire Straits...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Bassist John Illsley on life after Dire Straits
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
LONDON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- British musician John Illsley said he would love to do a Dire Straits reunion tour but his former bandmate Mark Knopfler isn't interested at the moment. He's doing different kinds of music now, the bassist told the BBC. I'm very open to doing whatever's suggested. I think we've definitely got one more tour left in us, and probably another record, too. Illsley said that although...
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
DIRE STRAITS star JOHN ILLSLEY desperately wants former bandmate MARK KNOPFLER to agree to reforming the group - because he'd "love to do" a comeback tour.
Used, but not abused (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
“Dire Straits bassist John Illsley has revealed how he has tried to persuade former bandmate Mark Knopfler to re-form the group - without success” MORE
No Rock And Roll Fun (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Amongst all the bands who - with varying degrees of welcome - reconstituted in the last few years, there are few hold-outs. Dire Straits is one. Mark Knopfler is saving us all , says bassist John Illsley: "I think we've definitely got one more tour left in us, and probably another record too," Illsley said. "[But] he's [Knopfler] doing different kinds of music now. "He's doing incredibly well as a...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Dire Straits bassist John Illsley reveals how he has tried to persuade former bandmate Mark Knopfler to reform the group.
CTA Tattler (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Martha, a frequent commenter here, shares this with us: Just in case you need some items either to piss off Unindicted Co-Conspirator or excite him/her with transit policy issues in other cities.... Radiohead may have worn shirts, but Mark Knopfler...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Since he walked away from Dire Straits in 1995, Mark Knopfler has found a new, quieter career as one of rock’s greatest songwriters. For the current issue, Scott Spencer visited the guitarist at his London studios, where he talked about the end of his band (”It got too big”), his love of Bob Dylan and [...]
Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
This is one of the great classics by Dire Straits, 8.15 minutes, and appears in (1981). Mark Knopfler – his unique finger picking style and deep vocals creates a wonderful effect. The song starts with the ...
Another Passport Stamp (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
I just returned home from Denver, my new home away from home. What a very strange trip it was. On the way to Denver we had Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame in first class. While he is missing the sweatband around his head and the 80s attire I picture him in ( circa Money for Nothing) he was so damned nice I almost wanted to be a groupie. Yes, he was a bit jowly and nearly hairless, but he was so...
Daily Pundit (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
One of the things we didn’t have when I was younger - and I’m damned glad we do today - is YouTube. Because now I can see and hear things like this: Eric Clapton joins Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits for a jaw-dropping performance of “Sultans of Swing.”
Guide Bulgaria (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Mark Knopfler promises to play six of the evergreen hits of his legendary band "Dire Straits" during his concert in Hall 1 of the National Palace of Culture (NPC) in Sofia . The tickets for the long-expected show organized by Sofia Music Enterprises were ...
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
LIKE many people born at the start of the eighties, I was indoctrinated to Dire Straits in the womb.
